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Materials Science

D-Index
55
Citations
11094
World Ranking
8581
National Ranking
261

Chemistry

D-Index
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Citations
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World Ranking
11618
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Zhi Zheng publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhi Zheng sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 240 publications — 43rd percentile

43% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Zhi Zheng D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Zhi Zheng sits on this spectrum.

40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 55 D-Index — 34th percentile

34% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Overview

Zhi Zheng is affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia and conducts research primarily within the fields of Engineering and Materials Science. Their work spans several subfields, including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering, and Computer Networks and Communications.

The scientist's research focuses on several main topics: advanced photocatalysis techniques, perovskite materials and applications, covalent organic framework applications, advanced nanomaterials in catalysis, chalcogenide semiconductor thin films, advancements in battery materials, and copper-based nanomaterials and applications.

Zheng has published in multiple venues with several repeat contributions, notably in Angewandte Chemie and Crystal Growth & Design. Other publication venues include Chemical Communications, ACS Nano, and Carbon Energy.

  • The O/S heteroatom effects of covalent triazine frameworks for photocatalytic hydrogen evolution, 2021, Chemical Communications
  • Vanadium Carbide Nanosheets with Broad-Spectrum Antioxidant Activity for Pulmonary Fibrosis Therapy, 2023, ACS Nano
  • Study on surface modification of diamond particles and thermal conductivity properties of their reinforced metal-based (Cu or Mg) composites, 2020, Diamond and Related Materials
  • Rational Electrochemical Recycling of Spent LiFePO4 and LiCoO2 Batteries to Fe2O3/CoPi Photoanodes for Water Oxidation, 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • Reaction Kinetics of Photoelectrochemical CO2 Reduction on a CuBi2O4-Based Photocathode, 2022, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Frequent co-authors in Zheng's publications include:

  • Yange Zhang
  • Weiwei He
  • Wenjun Fa
  • Xiaogang Yang
  • Lei Yan

Best Publications

  • Synthesis and Characterization of Phosphated Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide with High Photocatalytic Activity

    Jimmy C. Yu;Lizhi Zhang;Zhi Zheng;Jincai Zhao

  • Enhanced photoelectrochemical water-splitting performance of semiconductors by surface passivation layers

    Rui Liu;Zhi Zheng;Joshua Spurgeon;Xiaogang Yang

  • Intrinsic catalytic activity of Au nanoparticles with respect to hydrogen peroxide decomposition and superoxide scavenging.

    Weiwei He;Yu-Ting Zhou;Yu-Ting Zhou;Wayne G. Wamer;Xiaona Hu

  • Partial Ion-Exchange of Nickel-Sulfide-Derived Electrodes for High Performance Supercapacitors

    Wutao Wei;Liwei Mi;Liwei Mi;Yang Gao;Zhi Zheng

  • Double Metal Ions Synergistic Effect in Hierarchical Multiple Sulfide Microflowers for Enhanced Supercapacitor Performance

    Yang Gao;Liwei Mi;Liwei Mi;Wutao Wei;Shizhong Cui

  • Understanding the formation of CuS concave superstructures with peroxidase-like activity

    Weiwei He;Huimin Jia;Xiaoxiao Li;Yan Lei

  • Synthesis and characterization of Fe-Fe2O3 core-shell nanowires and nanonecklaces

    Lirong Lu;Zhihui Ai;Jinpo Li;Zhi Zheng

  • NIR enhanced peroxidase-like activity of Au@CeO2 hybrid nanozyme by plasmon-induced hot electrons and photothermal effect for bacteria killing

    Chuang Liu;Chuang Liu;Min Zhang;Hongqi Geng;Peng Zhang

  • Improving hematite-based photoelectrochemical water splitting with ultrathin TiO2 by atomic layer deposition.

    Xiaogang Yang;Xiaogang Yang;Rui Liu;Chun Du;Pengcheng Dai;Pengcheng Dai

  • Production of Reactive Oxygen Species and Electrons from Photoexcited ZnO and ZnS Nanoparticles: A Comparative Study for Unraveling their Distinct Photocatalytic Activities

    Weiwei He;Huimin Jia;Junhui Cai;Xiangna Han

  • Fabrication and electrochemical performance of nickel ferrite nanoparticles as anode material in lithium ion batteries

    Hongxiao Zhao;Zhi Zheng;Ka Wai Wong;Shumin Wang

  • First observation of visible light photocatalytic activity of carbon modified Nb2O5 nanostructures

    Suxiang Ge;Suxiang Ge;Huimin Jia;Hongxiao Zhao;Zhi Zheng

  • Generation of Reactive Oxygen Species, Electrons/Holes, and Photocatalytic Degradation of Rhodamine B by Photoexcited CdS and Ag2S Micro-Nano Structures

    Huimin Jia;Weiwei He;Weiwei He;Wayne G. Wamer;Xiangna Han

  • Hybrid Solar Cells with Outstanding Short-Circuit Currents Based on a Room Temperature Soft-Chemical Strategy: The Case of P3HT:Ag2S

    Yan Lei;Huimin Jia;Weiwei He;Yange Zhang

  • Three-dimensional CuS hierarchical architectures as recyclable catalysts for dye decolorization

    Zhen Li;Zhen Li;Liwei Mi;Liwei Mi;Weihua Chen;Hongwei Hou

  • In situ growth of epitaxial lead iodide films composed of hexagonal single crystals

    Zhi Zheng;Zhi Zheng;Airuo Liu;Shumin Wang;Yu Wang

  • Nanozyme scavenging ROS for prevention of pathologic α-synuclein transmission in Parkinson’s disease

    Yu Qing Liu;Yuanyang Mao;Enquan Xu;Huimin Jia

  • AuPt Alloy Nanostructures with Tunable Composition and Enzyme-like Activities for Colorimetric Detection of Bisulfide

    Weiwei He;Xiangna Han;Huimin Jia;Junhui Cai

  • Highly Sensitive and Selective Alcohol Sensors based on Ag-Doped In2O3 Coating

    Yidong Zhang;Zhi Zheng;Fengling Yang

  • Hierarchical chlorine-doped rutile TiO2 spherical clusters of nanorods: Large-scale synthesis and high photocatalytic activity

    Hua Xu;Zhi Zheng;Lizhi Zhang;Hailu Zhang

  • Selective Synthesis of FeS and FeS2 Nanosheet Films on Iron Substrates as Novel Photocathodes for Tandem Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

    Yan Hu;Zhi Zheng;Huimin Jia;Yiwen Tang

  • 3D hierarchically patterned tubular NiSe with nano-/microstructures for Li ion battery design

    Liwei Mi;Liwei Mi;Hui Sun;Qi Ding;Qi Ding;Weihua Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Weiwei He
Weiwei He Xuchang University
Lizhi Zhang
Lizhi Zhang Central China Normal University
Woon-Ming Lau
Woon-Ming Lau University of Science and Technology Beijing
Hongwei Hou
Hongwei Hou Zhengzhou University
Weihua Chen
Weihua Chen Zhengzhou University
Jun-Jie Yin
Jun-Jie Yin US Food and Drug Administration
Changyu Shen
Changyu Shen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Seung Hee Lee
Seung Hee Lee Jeonbuk National University
Lin Yang
Lin Yang Henan Normal University
Jimmy C. Yu
Jimmy C. Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong

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